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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what condition is Dame Branwen, Peredur's mother, when Father Huw asks Brother Cadfael for help with her?
(a) Deathly ill.
(b) Unconscious.
(c) Hysterical with grief.
(d) In a trance.

2. Whom does Annest say wants Brother John arrested immediately?
(a) The bailiff.
(b) Brother Columbanus.
(c) Prior Robert.
(d) The sheriff.

3. Who changes his mind and allows Peredur to join the procession to St. Winifred's chapel?
(a) Peredur's mother.
(b) Prior Robert.
(c) Father Huw.
(d) Cadwallon.

4. What is the purpose of Bened's trip to Walsingham?
(a) Relocating.
(b) Business.
(c) Visiting family.
(d) Pilgrimage.

5. In secret, how does Brother Cadfael think St. Winifred feels about the outcome of the events involving her remains?
(a) Content.
(b) Betrayed.
(c) Excited.
(d) Disappointed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is going to help Brother John escape before Brother John can be arrested?

2. What is strange about the contents of the bottle of poppy seed syrup with which Brother Cadfael wants to treat Dame Branwen?

3. How does Brother Columbanus injure Sioned when he tries to kill her?

4. While he is digging for St. Winifred's remains, how does Brother Cadfael imagine St. Winifred?

5. What does Brother Cadfael tell Sioned about his plot to trap Brother Columbanus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why should anyone who knows about Brother Cadfael's plan to handle St. Winifred's remains and Brother Columbanus' body not speak of it until the brothers have left Gwytherin?

2. What is the dilemma faced by Brother Cadfael regarding Brother Columbanus being found guilty or not guilty of murdering Rhisiart?

3. What are the results when Sioned strays from the plan to test Brother Columbanus to see if he killed Rhisiart?

4. How do Father Huw, Brother Richard, Brother Jerome, and Brother Columbanus fare with Brother Cadfael's plan to trap Rhisiart's murderer?

5. What is Annest's concern about Brother John and how is her concern dealt with?

6. What does Brother Cadfael believe about St. Winifred when Sioned tells him why she deviated from the plan to get Brother Columbanus to confess to her father's murder?

7. How do Brother Cadfael and Sioned test Brother Columbanus to determine if he killed Rhisiart?

8. How does Dame Branwen's behavior help build suspicion against Brother Columbanus?

9. How does Brother John take advantage of his punishment?

10. What news does Bened relay to Brother Cadfael during Bened's pilgrimage to Walsingham?

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